But if we compare reality with the expectations that some rising screen stars had in their youth - both from critics or colleagues and movie-goers, then it turns out that many of them clearly did not live up to these expectations. Anda recent viral thread in the r/popculturechat communityis dedicated to just such actors and actresses. So lights, camera, action, reading!…
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I’d like to argue Hayden Christensen After Star Wars, we barely saw him in anything because he had so much backlash over the role even though now he’s remembered quite fondly. He’s had a career revival lately with his performance in the Obi-wan show so I hope he’ll be seen and cast a lot more now
Eliza Dushku—I thought she was going to be huge, but she kind of disappeared!
Let’s start with the fact that everything is known in comparison. And you can’t call a person a loser just because you expected multimillion-dollar contracts per role, and they now receive “only” a couple of hundred thousand bucks for a movie. And almost all the people on this list continue acting in movies, remain in demand on the market, and, in general, have achieved a decent place in the profession. And the fact that once someone expected them to become “The Next Big Thing” - well, sorry, life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what’s inside.
Taylor Lautner disappeared from the screen after the Twilight movies ended.
Let’s take, for example, Dane DeHaan, who is also in this compilation. Yes, in the first half of the last decade, he was perceived as a rising star, with critics admiring his acting both in Hollywood and on Broadway. It seemed that the next stop for him would be the Oscar… But it wasn’t - in 2017 it wasValerian and the City of a Thousand Planetswhich nearly failed, and after that, for six years, the actor did not get a single starring role in movies, and mostly acted in serials.
Dylan O’Brien. He was on Teen Wolf and a big role in Maze Runner. I think he was injured on Maze Runner but haven’t heard much from him after that.
Michelle Trachtenberg
I feel like Logan Lerman was supposed to have timothee’s career! He obviously was known for Percy Jackson but I loved him in perks of being a wallflower
“On the other hand, the history of cinema has confirmed many times that miracles happen here. For example, John Travolta, who was almost forgotten in the eighties, regained his superstar status thanks to filming inPulp Fiction, and Robert Downey Jr., who would definitely have ended up on a list like this somewhere in the mid-’90s, over time, not only managed to triumphantly come back, but also became what he was seen as in his youth - one of the main stars of Hollywood. Therefore, who knows - maybe one of the people listed here will get the Oscar in ten years or so?" Dmytro presumes.
Shailene Woodley was supposed to be the next Jennifer Lawrence, but her career tanked right alongside Divergent when the YA Adaptation bubble burst.
Maybe it’s me living under a rock but I feel like Felicity Jones was on track to be super A list but the. just disappeared
sara paxton. they put her in everything to make an effort at making her the next big thing
Who remembers Jai Courtney?! They tried to make him a thing but it never worked out.
I thought Mia Wasikowska was gaining traction in the early 2010s but I haven’t seen her in much since.
No one mentioned Theo James yet?? Glad he’s getting more attention after White Lotus!
This is older but Jenna Malone?! She was in so many iconic movies from the early aughts and kinda fell off. That said, I think she has the perfect level of fame: has had some notable projects that probably have served her well financially, but she’s not overexposed and can live a somewhat private life.
Taylor Kitsch
Larisa Oleynik! She just kind of disappeared. I think she was in Mad Men for a hot second?
Dane DeHaan. Someone in another thread on here today mentioned how every young up and coming white male actor always gets compared Leo DiCaprio; I remember when Dane DeHaan was starting out and had been in Chronicle and Place Beyond the Pines, he got compared Leo around 2012-2013/2014. After Amazing Spider Man 2 and that Valerian movie with Cara Delevingne, he fizzled out. He was recently in Oppenheimer and he was good in it despite him not being in the movie as much, it made me wish he had become a bigger star.
Lee Pace. He was everywhere like 10 years. Marvel, the Hobbit, had a tv show, etc.
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Does Emma Watson count? I don’t know if her “phase out” is intentional on her part though…I feel like she exhausts the general public and doesn’t wow enough in her roles so people just forget about her? Tolerate her? I feel like Dan and Rupert have the bigger cult following, even though Hermione is an extremely beloved character.
This was over a decade ago but Brandon Routh was suppose to be huge. The next Tom Cruise but haven’t heard much about him since Superman.
Isla Fisher
Elisha Cuthbert
I loved Anna Sophia Robb, but I haven’t heard much about her since The Carry Diaries.
I haven’t seen his name yet but Garrett Hedlund.
Alex Pettyfer! He starred in Beastly and Magic Mike but allegedly had issues with Channing Tatum on set of Magic Mike. His movie I am Number Four flopped and rumours were swirling that he was difficult to work with on set. He was briefly engaged to Riley Keough
James van Der Beek… everyone else from Dawson’s creek has had a come back at some point but he really just didn’t
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Dianna Agron (and most of the Glee cast). Glee curse is real
Richard Madden.He had Game of Thrones which put him on the map. Then hit it big with Bodyguard and won an Emmy. He signed on for The Eternals which was a HUGE deal and had massive buzz but the movie didn’t do as well as other marvel movies. Then he got Citadel, which also didn’t hit like it was supposed to.He needs a major comeback.
Josh Duhamel
Noah Centineo was everywhere at one pont. And now (thankfully) nowhere to be found.
Alden Ehrenreich. He played a young Han Solo in “Solo: A Star Wars Story” and it was supposed to be a huge movie (I believe Disney was planning on maybe doing a trilogy) but it “flopped” and he disappeared.
The whole cast of Riverdale. It seemed they could’ve scored big. Some of them actually had decently popular movies but that seemed to have slowed down.
Maybe I’m terribly misinformed, but all of the PLL Liar actors to me seemed as if they’d be upcoming Hollywood actors. The only ones I can think of that were in major roles are Shae and Troian, Troian less so.Surprised about Lucy Hale most of all of the Liars.
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